pass up vs submerse

pass up

verb
  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, up. 

  • To refuse (not accept); forgo. 

  • To submit (hand in) items to a person, usually one's teacher. 

submerse

adj
  • Growing entirely under water. 

verb
  • To submerge. 

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